Exam 12: Disparities in Long-Term Care Institutions

The Study Guide PowerPoints expanded on Chapter12 by addressing the role of interval cell damage as a theory of aging. It was explained that interval cell damage refers to:

Before utilizing a data source, it is necessary to:

Informal caretaking is:

What are some variables according to the researchers cited in the text that lead to disparities in nursing home care?

According to the Study Guide PowerPoint, which statement or statements below is/are correct.

Please review the table from the Appendix to this chapter which has been included below. Then answer the questions to assess whether you are correctly reading and interpreting the data. -Approximately __% of the nursing homes had 4 or 5 star ratings.

Nursing home quality measurements are linked to indicators from Donabedian's model (1985) which is based upon:

Elder abuse is most likely to be committed by the spouse or by the child of the patient.

Long-term care services refer to: 8.

The findings from the regression are listed in Tables 12.5 and 12.6 -This analysis tells us that:

Because the demographic and socioeconomic composition of a state comprises the human environment from which nursing home residents are drawn, this case study hypothesizes that these factors may affect the percentage of nursing homes with one or two stars.

Cell damage or injury relates to long-term care because:

Nursing Home Compare is the premiere database that collects data on nursing home quality. Which statements below are correct based upon your reading and analysis of Chapter 12:

No disparities exist in nursing homes care between males and females in long-term care in countries outside of the U.S.

The purpose of the original quantitative case study completed in the text was that of assessing:

The long-term care industry includes a continuum of services ranging from those that are community-based to quasi-institutional providers to institutional providers. Which combination of services below are correctly matched with their service type?

While community-based services such as adult day care centers and services brought into the home such as homemaker health aides services as well as quasi-institutional services and other services are a part of the long-term care continuum, nursing homes are considered by many as the very foundation of the long-term care system. Which statement/statements below were accurate for nursing homes in 2015?

Which services below can support informal caretakers in their efforts?

According to the text, which statement and/or statements below is/are true regarding the sex of informal caretakers:

Please answer the next several questions using Table 12.4 below which contains data for 2015. -Which states (and the District of Columbia) listed below have the highest percentage of impoverished persons